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Jim Lewis wrote:
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Getting back on track, at the very least I may trade bonsai,
but never sell
them, and possibly if my daughter (who is only 14months old)
finds it
interesting, pass them on to her.
Never say never. And I hope your child(ren) do grow to enjoy
little trees, but don't be too disappointed if that doesn't
happen. There are so many things (like rebuilding cars? And
BOYS!) to grab young people's attention these days (and it'll
only get worse) that the "old folks' sport" of bonsai almost
always is far down the list. Too contemplative.
There is always the problem of unsupportive spouses too. (Now THERE'S a topic that
could turn the list into group therapy in a New York minute!) My ex-wife tolerated
my trees, but did everything she could to prevent me from passing my interest in
bonsai to my children, and succeeded with the older two. There's hope though. My
youngest son (age 11) is interested in growing plants, so I'm trying to find
something that his mother won't kill. Maybe a jade plant! I'll have to put a
label in the pot that says something like "water on the first and fifteenth of
every month only!"
Bill Valavanis' boys seem to be following in their fathers'
footsteps, but I know of few others.
Unfortunately, I think that's true, and in Japan as well, not just here. I still
remember a conversation I had with a Japanese exchange student a few years ago. My
daughter became good friends with her while she spent a year attending the same
high school. She'd come over occasionally, and was interested in my bonsai. I
asked her if anyone in her family did bonsai. "Yes," she said. "My grandfather."
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Mine smile at their Dad's eccentricity and evince polite interest
every now and then.
My kids think it's kind of funny. The old man's slipping into senility a little
early, that's all. They are still processing Anita and her trees. Wait until they
see the backyard when the other trees come! I'll tell you--there will be one
helluva club auction when we kick the bucket!
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Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Bonsaiests
are like genealogists: We know our roots!
Craig Cowing
NY
Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37
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